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OMRF, Stanford research collaboration awarded $2.6 million in funding

January 21, 2021

OMRF and Stanford have received a four-year grant to use zebrafish to study how small genetic variations can lead to several human diseases.

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OMRF discoveries reshape understanding of gut microbiome

October 22, 2020

OMRF scientists have redefined how the gut microbiome operates and how our bodies coexist with some of the 100 trillion bacteria that make it up.

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OMRF to host simulcast for physicians and researchers

October 7, 2019

Registration for the event is $25. Deadline to register is Oct. 28.

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Genes, Epstein-Barr virus may trigger lupus in some

August 26, 2019

Scientists have long known lupus has a strong genetic component, but there also must be environmental triggers to activate the disease.

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OMRF launches new genetics research program

April 1, 2019

The new Genes and Human Disease Research Program will broaden OMRF’s investigation into genetic mechanisms in various diseases.

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Oklahoma researchers win $2.16 million grant to use 3D model to study lung virus

November 27, 2018

RSV is the leading cause of viral bronchiolitis and pneumonia worldwide, infecting more than 50 percent of children in their first year of life and nearly 100 percent by age 2.

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